Let me know your thoughts on this set up and what you would change or have done differently. Also if you were stuck with these parts, what wold your upgrade path be? CPU first? Another GPU? Watercooling? etc.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/33p7t
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/33p7t/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/33p7t/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($154.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper N520 43.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($41.16 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($134.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($92.42 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.73 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($509.98 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($95.61 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 1200W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($235.04 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($104.10 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1462.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-03 12:18 EST-0500)
Thanks for any comments.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/33p7t
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/33p7t/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/33p7t/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($154.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper N520 43.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($41.16 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($134.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($92.42 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.73 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($509.98 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($95.61 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 1200W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($235.04 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($104.10 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1462.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-03 12:18 EST-0500)
Thanks for any comments.